It has been just over a year since Cyanogen Inc. shut its doors. While this meant the death of CyanogenMod, luckily the community would once again come together to back another Android project, LineageOS. The community driven project extends the life of some older handsets as well as offering a less 'walled garden' approach to Android.

As far as new features go, you can now set custom accent colors, and change between a light and dark mode, which is something that Google is yet to implement. The new 'Automagic' feature will change themes automatically based on the accent of your current wallpaper, similar to the software feature available on Google Pixel devices.

The 'Trebuchet' launcher that was previously included with CyanogenMod, and now LineageOS, is also getting a major update. It now supports icon packs and adaptive icons (à la Nova Launcher), and removes some redundant features, you can also change what icon shape is used.

Finally, the 15.1 update adds a native QR code scanner to the Camera app, which is yet again another feature Google should be eyeing to add to Android natively.

Supported Devices

LineageOS 15.1 nighties will begin rolling out on Monday (February 26), and the official 15.1 builds are becoming available from today, so check the page for your device below to see if it's available to download.

XDA Developers has even put together a video highlighting the features of LineageOS 15.1, so if you are rocking one of the supported devices that can upgrade to it right now, you should check out the video first. For everyone else, you'll have to wait as your handset becomes eligible for the update.